Texana Bank Ribbon Cutting
Texarkana Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting at the new Texana Bank located at 502 Arkansas Boulevard on Thursday 21,2016.
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UPDATE: Police investigate ‘Hit List’ at Redwater High School
Redwater, TX – Police investigated after a “hit list” was discovered containing names of Redwater High School students as well as faculty. [su_survey] Late Wednesday evening a “hit list” began circulating on popular social network Twitter, quickly going viral. Though…
U of A Texarkana Professions Building Ribbon Cutting
The University of Arkansas Texarkana has completed the construction project of its new Professions Building and hosted the grand opening of this new state of the art building located at 3501 U of A Way in Texarkana, Arkansas. U of A Texarkana…
Redwater resident starts petition after Wal-Mart announces the closing of local store
On Friday, Jan. 15, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. delivered news that would affect thousands of people worldwide. Wal-Mart released a list which included 154 store locations in the United States; these closings would leave 10,000 U.S. workers without a job. One…
Texarkana, Ark Board of Directors considers purchase of additional water rights
Texarkana, Arkansas board of directors met on Tuesday evening to discuss different issues concerning the city of Texarkana, Arkansas, among which included; water rights and putting in place an anti-discrimination ordinance. Texarkana Ark. Board of Directors examined the option of…
Former bus driver pleads not guilty to video voyeurism
A former school bus driver accused of secretly taping his adult housemates was arraigned in Miller County Circuit Court Tuesday. Michael Giles, 58, appeared with attorney Jeff Harrelson of Texarkana at a hearing before Circuit Judge Carlton Jones and pleaded…
TRAX offers new connect routes to Linden and DeKalb
TRAX Transportation announced service from Texarkana to Linden five times daily, Monday through Friday. The new “Connect” route originates at the Texarkana Greyhound terminal located at 405 E 51st St in Texarkana, with stops at Greyhound terminal and T-Line Terminal…
Car crashes into Texarkana business
1:00 p.m. Tuesday | No injuries were reported when a car crashed into a storage building at Richardson Fence Company on New Boston Rd. Tuesday afternoon. The car was driving on Old Boston Rd. when according to the driver he…
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana College of Business will host a presentation on the Red River Navigation System
The Texas A&M University-Texarkana College of Business will host a presentation on the Red River Navigation System on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m. in University Center 210 on the A&M-Texarkana campus, 7101 University Ave. John M. Stone, CCIM, CPM,…
Bowie County crime report for Jan 11-17, 2016
MONDAY Death Investigation – Farm to Market 3287 Texarkana Fire Scene Report – Farm to Market 2516 Texarkana Murder – Fagan Lane Redwater, arrested: white male juvenile Criminal Trespass – County Road 1109 Maud Missing Person – Farm to Market…
TISD to host “Zone Talk ” community meetings in preparation for new elementary school
Texarkana Independent School District is hosting “Zone Talk” Community Meetings as they begin the process of realigning the current attendance zone maps. This new realigning is due to the opening of the newest elementary school which will be located on…
Meth dealer gets more than four years in federal prison, co-defendant awaits sentencing
One of two men who have pleaded guilty to trafficking pounds of methamphetamine in the Texarkana area was sentenced to more than four years in federal prison earlier this month. Gregory Phillip Walker and Keith Everett Kelley, aka “Head,” are…
Citizens honor legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Parade/Walk was held Monday at 11:30 a.m in Downtown Texarkana.
Texarkana woman sues collection agency over harassing calls
A Texarkana woman filed a suit in federal court last week accusing a debt collection company of calling her cell phone nearly 300 times from April to August last year. Kathie Barber claims she told a representative of Encore Receivable…
House fire on Jerome
7:40 p.m. Sunday | Texarkana, Texas Fire Department responded to a residential fire in the 300 block of Jerome St. Sunday evening. Heavy flames were coming from the house when firefighters arrived on scene. Everyone got out of the house…